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Some financial pros say there is a possibility of a panic in the markets as the ongoing selling blitz hammers many sectors of the market.

Japan Looks to Overhaul Financial Regulations

Gemini Fund Services Foresees Clients' Twin Needs: New Solutions, Distribution

If space is the place for your managed fund investment dollars, one new tool, the web-based Space Foundation Index, may offer an intriguing perspective on the sector.

Seeing how the biggest story of 2007 was the subprime crisis, which only a few canny hedge fund managers foresaw, let's take a look ahead to potential news headlines for 2008. Who knows, we might even be as canny as the best of them.

McColgan's Next Act: Head of Morgan Wealth

Asset management firms are missing out-big time-on the benefits of Web 2.0 tools, such as blogs, wikis, mashups and social networking sites, by waiting for other firms to take the first step, kasina maintains.

The Department of Labor's proposed rules on 401(k) disclosure are insufficient, claim critics who say the disclosure isn't to the right people.

Goldman Sachs has debuted its second of several planned exchange-traded notes (ETN), the Claymore CEF Index-Linked GS Connect. The new ETN began trading on the NYSE Arca on Dec. 10.

It wasn't long ago that Eliot Spitzer, reveling in the glory of a national media frenzy for having shaken down Wall Street scams with a power not even the entire Securities and Exchange Commission could muster, hinted he might one day run for president of the United States.

For all of the talk about the importance of saving for retirement through a 401(k) and other savings plans, 37% of those born in 1990 and just now entering the workforce will have no savings by the time they leave the workforce, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. As a group, those retiring in the 2050s will have only saved enough money to replace 22% of their pre-retirement income.

In the midst of an already crowded marketplace of exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers, two new players are making a run for the end zone hoping to score with investors.

It wasn't long ago that Eliot Spitzer, reveling in the glory of a national media frenzy for having shaken down Wall Street scams with a power not even the entire Securities and Exchange Commission could muster, hinted he might one day run for president of the United States.

Horowitz to Oversee Index Growth at Russell

Schwab Successfully Unwinding SIVs: Analysts

Mutual funds may see a sharp drop in popularity in the coming years as investors start to explore newer products like separately managed accounts and exchange-traded funds.

NEW YORK-Millions of Americans will be looking for 401(k) investment advice as they prepare for retirement, but until gaps are filled in relation to conflict-of-interest liability, most 401(k) administrators and sponsors will remain reluctant to offer guidance.

Standish Becomes Director At Fisher Wealth Mgmt.

Asset Management Firms Hiring More Aggressively

NEW YORK-Millions of Baby Boomers in their 50s are woefully unprepared for retirement, but it's not too late to convince them to start planning.